The head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region says that Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in the region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended an Easter service in Moscow on April 20, just hours after the Kremlin declared a temporary ceasefire on the Easter weekend, ordering a halt to all military action from 6 p.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called an “Easter truce” in the war on Ukraine, claiming Moscow would stop “all military operations” until Monday — but Russians continued firing shells at Ukrainians on the front lines as Kyiv proposed extending the cease-fire to 30 days.